March 2012 E-bulletin

Dear Member,

Happy St David’s Day!

I hope you enjoy reading this month’s edition of our e-bulletin. Please remember that you’ll find lots of other news, information and funding opportunities on our website, so I’d encourage you to pay a visit to www.c3sc.org.uk

Kind regards

Rowena Shaw, Information Officer

PS I’ve just posted details on our website about a Lottery funding information session with Vaughan Gething AM this Friday, 2 March – take a look.

C3SC News

£25,000 awarded to C3SC by Big Lottery Fund

Read about the “exciting programme that has the potential to provide a huge sum of investment to third sector organisations across Cardiff and the Vale.”

Call for Third Sector Representatives

We’re looking for 30 representatives to make sure our sector is represented on the Integrated Partnership Board. Are you interested?

Would your organisation like more support with Welsh language policies?

If there's a demand, we could put together a half-day seminar to answer your questions about Welsh language policies.

C3SC training opportunities for you in March

‘Making Assets Work’, ‘Child Protection/Safeguarding’, ‘Charity Annual Accounts and Audit’ – there’s still time to book.

Cardiff Children, Young People and Families Network (CCYPFN) Focus on Youth Related Services

Giving you an update on the event that took place on 22 February.

Other news for you

WCVA’s Volunteer of the Year Award 2012 – nominations now open

Your opportunity to give volunteers their moment in the spotlight.

Do you have an underspend to use by March 2012?

‘People Around Here’ has the capacity to complete small creative community projects in the next couple of months.

Supporting families in Ely and Caerau

Do you work with families in Ely and Caerau? Discover how Riverside Advice can help.

Artist opportunity: two public art commissions in Butetown

Interested in getting involved in a public art programme for the redevelopment of Butetown Youth Pavilion and Butetown Community Centre?

Positive steps to tackle elder abuse together – will you help?
Age Cymru’s major new campaign calls on the Welsh Government to commit to 3 principles which the organisation believes should underpin all work to protect adults at risk of abuse.

There’s lots more news for you on our website.

Funding opportunities

Since the last edition of the e-bulletin, we’ve added more funding opportunities to our web page, including: Sport Relief 2012, Volunteering in Wales Fund, Help the Hospices, Comic Relief … and more.

On the page, you’ll also find details of the National Lottery Awards 2012, which celebrate the UK's favourite Lottery-funded projects. Visit the ‘Current Funding Opportunities’ page here.

Vacancies

You’ll find both paid and unpaid roles on our ‘Vacancies’ page. Here’s a taster of current posts: Part-time Volunteer Advisor at VCS; Chair of Trustee Board at Children in Wales; Support Worker at Shelter Cymru – find out details about these and other roles on our ‘Vacancies’ page.

Consultations

Here are just a couple of the current consultations you may be interested in:

A public consultation is taking place on the proposed way forward for 21^st Century high school provision in the East of Cardiff. (Deadline: 19 March 2012)
Inquiry into Participation in the Arts (Deadline: 9 March 2012)
Children and Young People’s Continuing Care Guidance (Deadline: 13 March 2012)
Draft Mental Health (Secondary Mental Health Services)(Wales) Order 2012 (Deadline: 14 March 2012)

Find more on the Consultations page on our website. You might also like to take a look at the WCVA’s ‘Third Sector Scheme – A Guide to Ministerial Meetings’, which is also on the Consultations page.